MANAMA: As the counting of ballots in the parliamentary elections finished, the voters turnout even go higher from earlier announcement of 51.5% to 52.6%, according to a top official.
“The final voter turnout rate topped 52.6% in the parliamentary elections as a total 183,936 voters cast their ballots,” Legislation and Legal Opinion Authority President, High Elections Committee Executive Director Abdulla bin Hassan Al-Bouainain in a statement said.
Meanwhile, he added, the voter turnout rate in the municipal elections stood at 59.1%, as 153,780 eligible voters cast their ballots.
In a statement, he said, the final rates, based on the reports issued by heads of the four elections supervisory committees.
He pointed out that male voters who cast their ballots topped 53.59%, while the rate of female voter turnout stood at 46.1%.
He revealed that 49,553 voters cast their ballots for the first time as they reached the age of 20 years to exercise their political rights – which represents 48.02% of the overall number of voters which stands at 349,713 for 2014 polls.